Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-10-14
BRIEFS.

wish you would kindly mention in the
REGISTER that any one can subscribe for
it by paying two dollars. The neigh
bors worry me very much running after
my copy, and the news is frequently
stale before / get to read the paper.
Mr.. George Duke has removed his
store aud lunch room from the basement
of the Entler Hotel 10 his new building
near the railroad station, where he will!
continue his old business. Wilson
| Dunmore has moved his barber shop
into the room vacated by Mr.. Duke.
Mr.. Harry McNeely, who rar the en-
CINE for the bridge builders here dur
ing the past summer, fell from bridge
on which he was working at Roches-
ter, n. Y, few days ago, and was in
stantly killed. He lived in Dauphin,
Pa, where his remains were taken for
interment.
The average attendance of the Shep-
herdstown Graded School for the month
of September was 1873 pupils. The
school opened with an enrolment of 1872,
which has increased to 1872. The average
age Of the scholars is 10 81 years. The
parents of pupils and friends of the
| school are invited to visit the school.
At meeting of the IIarper's Ferry
and Bolivar Building Association held
October LIST. 1887, the following gentle
men were elected Directors: n. G..
Bracket, j. G. Hurst, C. Z. Dudrow,
II. V. Daniels, ChaS. Rau, Geo. Childs,
! Chas. Trail. j. G. Hurst was elected
President of Board Of DirectOrs.-Sen-
| tinel.
We advise our lady friends to try the
Riverton roller -four, sold by r. NJ. Bill
myer, il they want To have tirst-class
bread. 1t has been proven by expert
ence that this flour stands at the top,
and the large sales show that the people
! like it. Your husband won't grumble
at the bread if you make it of Riverton
flour.
The Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
! Church, recently in session at Williams
port, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Rev. r. e.. Holland,
of Martinsburg, president; Rev. Victor
Miller, of Leitersburg, secretary, and
Rev. VIM. II. James, Of Baltimore,
treasurer. The Synod will meet in
Martnsburg next year.
A prisoner confined in the lock up ia
Mr.. Osburn), set fire to the straw bed
therein last Wednesday, and was gotten
out not much too soon to prevent suffo-
cation. The lookup being an annex to
the large Washington Hall building, in
which are located the pOst-office and
two stores, the affair caused considera-
bic commotion.-C hariestG ion Spirit.
Mrs. Margaret a. Douglas, widow of
the late Judge |. K. Douglas, of Charles
town died on Sunday night last, at the
residence of her son-in-laY, DR.. VIM.
Fuller, in Winchester, Va, after few
days illness of paralysis, aged about II
years. Mrs. Douglas was typical old
Virginia lady, of whom but few survive.
She had for half century or more been
a consistent member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. NJ. Blair Miller. of Kearneysville,
| has sent us something of Il curiosity in
| the shape of home-raised cotton, which
he grew in his garden at that place.
| The pod has bursted open. and the tleccy
| cotton shines out i'm genuine Southern
style. 1t is quite Il handsome specimen,
but we don't suppose friend Miller will
go into cotton culture very extensively.
He is a very good shoemaker and We
suppose he'll anyways stick TO his last.
We invite the attention of our readers
to the new advertisement of Mr.. Jacob
| WintPrmoyer, the Boss Clothing Man
of Shepherdstown." Mr. Wintermoyer
has been treated rather badly by the
burglars, but he has again filled up his
stock of readymade clothing, gents fur
nishiHgs, notions, jewelry, trunks, va
Uses, &c, until it is full and complete.
He will take pleasure in showing his
friends the incest and newest things in
his line, all at reasonable prices. Give
him a call.
The .Antietam Fire Company of Ha-
gerstown began , fair in that place last
Monday, which will conIinHe about two
weeks. The holder of the lucky admis-
sion ticket will receive d gold watch,
and many other valuable articles will
be CHANGED and voted off. The Shep-
herd Fire Department of this place eX-
poets to attend next Thursday night,
Col. c. NJ. Futterer, travelling passen-
ger agent, having arranged TO furnish
return train OH the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad at IL p. III.
The Democratic convention at Ha-
gcrstown last Saturday nominated the
following county ticket: For House of
Delegates, John B. Huyet, Milton
Snessard. 5. NJ. Schindel and Vim. IL.
Smith for Judges of the Orphans Court,
Jacob ii. Polus, Henry G.. Mumma and
f. fl. Friend; for County Commission
ers, j. Frank Kreigh, Fris5y Daub,
Benjamin F. Fiery, George Bowers and
c r. Gregory; for States Attorney, j.
A. Mason; for Sheriff, John knode; for
Senator, Victor Cushwa.
Rev. J. g. Bowers, who was for
number of years pastor of the Luthera
church at Jefferson, Nd, fell dead from
heart disease on the floor Of the Lutheran
SYNOD az WilliamspOrt on Monday.